It’s an industry that supports around 90,000 jobs in Scotland.
But there’s a warning that levels of optimism among oil and gas firms operating in the North Sea has hit historically low levels.
Now a call has been made for the creation of a new independent body to oversee the UK’s energy security and move to net-zero.
An Aberdeen-based business group say that many companies are worried about the political landscape both now and in the coming years.
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